Sophia Papaefthimiou » Welcome to Ms. Sophia's teacher page!

Welcome to Ms. Sophia's teacher page!

About Me

My name is Sophia Papaefthimiou (the students call me Ms. Sophia) and I'm so excited to start my 15th year of teaching!  I was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan and also spent three of my early years living in Athens, Greece, where my parents were born and raised.  I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan.  After university, I worked at Oliver Wyman in risk management and financial services consulting.  After a few years, I decided to switch careers and embark on my teaching journey.  I went back to school and earned my mathematics teaching certificate from Northwestern University.  I have taught Algebra, Geometry, and DP Mathematics for the last fourteen years and was also a founding teacher at Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School. 

 

My husband and I have two daughters, Elektra (8 years) and Melina (5.5 years).  When I am not teaching Math, I stay busy by spending lots of time with my family.  I also love to cook, run, travel, and watch college football (Go Blue)! 

 

This school year I will be teaching DP Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation years 1 and 2 to juniors and seniors.  I can't wait to support my seniors, whom I taught last year (and some during their freshman year in Algebra), and to become acquainted with my juniors.